Places of Worship in Jerusalem - Churches in Jerusalem, Mosques in Jerusalem, Synagogues in Jerusalem, Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 222. Not illustrated. Chapters: Churches in Jerusalem, Mosques in Jerusalem, Synagogues in Jerusalem, Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mosque of Omar, Church of All Nations, Hurva Synagogue, Russian Compound, Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos, Mary's Tomb, Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, Beit El Synagogue, Four Sephardic Synagogues, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Shomrei Hachomos Synagogue, Church of the Pater Noster, Dominus Flevit Church, Shira Hadasha, Convent of the Sisters of Zion, Church of the Flagellation, Ades Synagogue, Belz Great Synagogue, St Andrew's Church, Jerusalem, Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem, Ramban Synagogue, Church of the Visitation, Church of the Condemnation and Imposition of the Cross, Church of Bethphage, Church of Maria Magdalene, Solomon's Stables, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem, Chapel of Saint Helena, Jerusalem, Tzuf Dvash Synagogue, Ecce Homo, Former Synagogues of Jerusalem, Warren's Gate, Ari Synagogue, Al-Khanqah Al-Salahiyya Mosque, Ohr Ha-Chaim Synagogue, St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, Pressburg Yeshiva, Chapel of the Ascension, Christ Church, Jerusalem, Abdeen Mosque, Menachem Zion Synagogue, St. Sergius Church, Jerusalem, Church of St. James Intercisus, St. Toros Church. Excerpt: The Western Wall by night.The Western Wall (Hebrew: , translit.: ) (Arabic: , translit.: ), sometimes referred to as the Wailing Wall or simply the Kotel (lit. Wall; Ashkenazic pronunciation: Kosel), and as al-Buraaq Wall in Arabic, is an important Jewish religious site located in the Old City of Jerusalem. Just over half the wall, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period, being constructed around 19 BCE by Herod the Great. The remaining layers were added from the 7th century onwards. Early ...